Ways of Seeing
Author(s): John Berger
Examines the social implications and psychological impact of the images and conventions of modern and classical artists. John Berger's Ways of Seeing is one of the most stimulating and the most influential books on art in any language. First published in 1972, it was based on the BBC television series about which the (London) Sunday Times critic commented: "This is an eye-opener in more ways than one: by concentrating on how we look at paintings . . . he will almost certainly change the way you look at pictures." By now he has.
General Information
- :
- : Penguin Books Ltd
- : Penguin Books Ltd
- : 0.368
- : 01 October 1990
- : United Kingdom
- : 10 September 2023
- : books
Other Specifications
- : John Berger
- : Paperback
- : TV tie-in ed
- : 759.94
- : 176
- : illustrations, portraits
More About The Product
John Berger was born in London in 1926. He is well known for his novels & stories as well as for his works of nonfiction, including several volumes of art criticism. His first novel, "A Painter of Our Time", was published in 1958, & since then his books have included the novel "G.", which won the Booker Prize in 1972. In 1962 he left Britain permanently, and he lives in a small village in the French Alps.
